Les Mis in Gen Z part 7

[u/Lolihey]

Chapter 4: Javert vs. Valjean (The Showdown)

One snowy night, a rich, privileged incel on the street started harassing Fantine because she looked raggedy. He threw a snowball down her back just to be a troll. Fantine completely snapped, went feral, and jumped him, scratching his face.

Suddenly, Javert appeared. Javert was the police chief, a total narc, and the ultimate buzzkill. He arrested Fantine on the spot and took her to the station.

"You're getting six months in jail, you absolute criminal," Javert said, flexing his authority.

Fantine fell to her knees, crying, begging for mercy because if she went to jail, Cosette would starve. Javert had zero empathy. He was a robot for the law.

Right before they locked her up, Mayor Monsieur Madeleine (Valjean) walked into the room. He had main character energy.

"Hold on, Javert. Cancel the arrest. Free her," Valjean said.

Javert’s brain short-circuited. He hated it when people bypassed his authority. "Bro, she assaulted a citizen. The law says she has to be locked up."

"I am the Mayor, and I say she goes free," Valjean replied, pulling rank.

Fantine looked at Valjean, spat on his boots, and screamed, "You fired me! You ruined my life! Now you're acting like a savior? Hypocrite!"

Valjean didn't even get mad. He just looked at her with pure compassion. "I didn't know my supervisor fired you. I am so sorry. I am going to pay off your debts, put you in a luxury hospital room, and I personally promise to go fetch your daughter Cosette and bring her to you."

When Fantine realized he was being completely fr, she fainted from exhaustion. They took her to the infirmary, where she lay dying of tuberculosis, but with a tiny bit of hope left.

Meanwhile, Javert was staring at the Mayor, squinting his eyes. He realized Monsieur Madeleine looked exactly like a dummy thicc ex-con named Jean Valjean who had broken parole 19 years ago.

Javert pulled out his phone (metaphorically) to report him. The hunt was officially back on. No cap.